How 2025 Reshaped SOCs and What Matters in 2026

Security teams spent 2025 operating at maximum load. Alert volume kept rising, analysts pivoted across too many tools, AI arrived faster than governance could support, and cloud costs shaped what data teams felt safe keeping. In this episode of Logs and Lattes, host Palmer Wallace and Jeff Darrington break down what actually happened inside real SOCs and how those lessons are already guiding 2026.

Getting the Right People to the Table

Implementing Microsoft Purview is not just an IT project – it’s a company-wide transformation that touches nearly every aspect of how your organization manages, protects, and governs data. Success requires aligning diverse perspectives and building consensus across teams. The initial push for Purview can come from many departments. If you are leading the effort, identifying who needs to be involved and understanding why their input matters will be key to driving buy-in and long-term success.

Response to "Principles for the Secure Integration of Artificial Intelligence in OT"

This new guidance amounts to leading Western governments telling OT users (industrial businesses in manufacturing, energy, power, logistics, critical infrastructure, and the like), “Yes, you can use AI in OT, but only if you’re prepared for it to fail and you can recover quickly when it does.”

How Insurity Cut Manual Security Work by 81%

95 hours back. Every. Single. Month. One of the many outcomes from our ZTA journey with Insurity. They didn’t just deploy Zero Trust — they operationalized it. Reach unified controls, automated remediation, and eliminated the manual effort slowing progress. Results:︎ 81% less manual work︎ 95 hours saved per employee per month︎ Months → days for rollout︎ Zero Trust that sticks.

Your Digital Footprint and Why it Matters!

You know that trail of bread crumbs you leave across the internet? Cybercriminals love to eat them up! Every post. Every like. Every old username from 2012, it all sticks around. And scammers can use that info to guess passwords, target you, or piece together your whole life story. So post smart. Share less. Protect more.

Hyperautomation Transforms MSSP Cybersecurity Trends in 2026

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo Fareed Cheema is the Global Head of Sales Engineering at Torq, leading worldwide pre-sales strategy, execution, and technical innovation. Over the past 3.5 years, he has helped scale Torq’s technical and go-to-market teams while driving customer success in a rapidly changing security automation market.

When cyberthreats meet the farm: Protecting OT in food and agriculture

The systems that grow, process and deliver our food operate in a world most of us never see: legacy equipment, air-gapped networks and decades-old operating systems quietly controlling the machinery that keeps supply chains moving. What happens when modern cyber threats collide with this aging infrastructure? The answer is more urgent than most people realize.

Hybrid Work Risks That Start in the Office: What Companies Often Overlook

Hybrid work has become a defining part of modern business, yet many companies underestimate the extent to which risk originates in the physical workspace. Employees move between home and office with new expectations, and the environment they return to often shapes their performance more than policies do. Rooms that once supported predictable routines now carry a different emotional weight, influencing how people communicate, collaborate, and settle into their day.

Online IQ Testing in the Age of Cybersecurity

As more psychological and cognitive assessments move online, questions about data security, privacy, and trust have become just as important as test accuracy. From personality tests to intelligence assessments, users are increasingly cautious about where they enter personal information and how that data is handled.